No. 6 Georgia (14-3, 4-3)

at No. 4 Alabama (9-4, 4-3)
Date: Friday, March 13
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Arena: Coleman Coliseum
 
Media Information
Streaming: SEC Network+
   Play-by-play: Graham Doty
   Analyst: Luisa Blanco
Live Stats: GeorgiaDogs.com
Twitter/X: @UGAGymnastics
  
The Warm-Up Period
No. 6 Georgia Gymnastics will close out the 2026 regular season with a top-10 SEC showdown at No. 4 Alabama on Friday. The regular season finale will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET at Coleman Coliseum.
 
Follow the Bulldogs
– Friday’s meet will stream live on SEC Network+. Graham Doty (play-by-play) and Luisa Blanco (analysis) will be on the call.
– Friday’s meet can be streamed live on ESPN.com and the ESPN app.
– Live results links, provided by Virtius, can be found on the gymnastics schedule on GeorgiaDogs.com.
– Twitter/X updates will be available all season long on the official page of the Bulldogs, @UGAgymnastics.
 
BULLDOGS BULLETIN
Series History
Alabama
– Georgia leads the all-time series 83-75-2
– Georgia is 16-26-2 in Tuscaloosa in the series
– Last season’s duel meet win in Athens snapped a five-meet losing skid to Alabama, but the Tide outscored the GymDogs in the SEC Championship
– Alabama has dominated the series of late, winning 34 of the last 39 meetings dating back to 2009
– Georgia last won in Tuscaloosa on Feb. 10, 2006
– Georgia and Alabama have combined for 16 national championships and 26 SEC championships
 
A Look at What’s Ahead
Georgia will await its seeding in the 2026 SEC Championships. The SEC Championship will take place Saturday, March 21 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Session 1 will feature seeds 5-9 and will begin at 3 p.m. ET with the top four seeds facing off at 8 p.m. ET.
 
GymDogs in the Rankings
The GymDogs stayed at No. 6 for the sixth week in a row in the Week 10 Road to Nationals rankings with a 197.369 team National Qualifying Score (NQS). Georgia ranks second on floor (49.500 NQS), fourth on vault (49.311 NQS), seventh on bars (49.339 NQS), and ninth on beam (49.289 NQS). This is the second week Georgia has ranked in the top 10 in every event this season (week 7). It’s the first time since Week 12 (March 24) in 2014 (vault: 6, bars: 1, beam: 6, floor: 10) that Georgia ranked top 10 in all events. Individually, three GymDogs appear in the top 10: Lily Smith (2nd, floor), CaMarah Williams (3rd, floor), and Kelise Woolford (6th, beam).
 
Recapping the Last Meet
Georgia scored a season-high 198.075, the fourth-best regular season score in program history, at Elevate the Stage on Sunday, beating No. 17 Auburn, No. 14 Clemson, and Pitt at Propst Arena. Georgia’s 198.075 is not only the fourth-best regular season score in program history, but it’s the seventh-best score in program history, including postseason. It’s only the sixth regular season 198 in program history. It’s Georgia’s first regular season 198 since 2009 (Feb. 28, 2009, vs. Florida in Athens). Ady Wahl recorded a new career-best on vault with a 9.975 and won Sunday’s vault title. The GymDogs posted a season-high 49.625 on bars, with four GymDogs recording new or tying career highs. Autumn Reingold’s career-high 9.975 anchored the lineup en route to the bars event title. Ja’ Free Scott anchored the beam lineup with a career-high 9.950 on beam to capture the event crown. Georgia scored a season high of 49.725 on floor, tying for the third-best floor score in program history. The GymDogs closed out the meet with four-straight career-highs with Nyla Aquino (9.975), and CaMarah Williams (9.975). sharing the floor title.
 
Georgia Eclipses 198 Mark
Georgia scored a season-high 198.075 at Elevate the Stage on Sunday, March 8 in Huntsville, Alabama. Georgia’s 198.075 is not only the fourth-best regular season score in program history, but it’s the seventh-best score in program history, including postseason. It’s only the sixth regular season 198 in program history, and it’s Georgia’s first regular season 198 since 2009 (Feb. 28, 2009, vs. Florida in Athens). Georgia scored a 198.050 in the Athens NCAA Regional in 2019.
 
Setting the Standard
Georgia has recorded a team score of 197.000 or higher in 10 meets this season, with a season-high 198.075 (Elevate the Stage, March 8). This marks the first time ever in program history that Georgia has recorded nine or more team scores of 197.000 or better in a single season. The previous mark of eight was set in 2003 and 2007. Additionally, this is Georgia’s first 10-win season since 2019 (19-11).
 
Defending Our Home Floor
Georgia holds a 10-2 record at Stegeman Coliseum in the Canqueteau-Landi/Roberts era. The GymDogs went 4-1 at home in 2025 and 6-1 in 2026. In 10 home meets, Georgia has averaged a team score of 197.345 in front of an average of 8,871 fans. Georgia’s home score average in 2026 is 197.470 and UGA averaged 8,549 fans.
 
Laid it All Out on Floor
Georgia recorded back-to-back season highs on floor against Missouri (49.625) and at Elevate the State (49.725). The GymDogs counted five scores of 9.900 or better against Missouri, a season high, en route to the come-from-behind win. The GymDogs then posted two scores of 9.950 and back-to-back 9.975s by Nyla Aquino and CaMarah Williams to clinch the podium meet.
 
The Sky’s the Limit on the Floor
The GymDogs rank second on the floor exercise with a 49.500 NQS. Georgia has 32 scores of 9.900 or better in the event this season. Of the 10 GymDogs who have appeared in the floor lineup, seven have tied or set career highs on the event. CaMarah Williams ranks third nationally with a 9.955 NQS, while Nyla Aquino (9.925) ranks 12th. Lily Smith’s 9.960 ranks second, and she won eight floor titles before going out with a foot injury.
 
Bars Lineup is Trending Upward
The GymDogs have scored a 49.400 or higher on bars in five of the last eight meets, including a season-high 49.625 at Elevate the Stage. Georgia’s bars ranking debuted at No. 10 and has risen to as high as No. 5 nationally. Georgia owns three of the top 20 NQS scores in the SEC. Georgia has posted 21 scores of 9.900 or higher on bars and has combined for nine bars event champions, led by four from Lily Smith and three from freshman Autumn Reingold. The GymDogs had four scores of 9.900 or better against No. 4 Florida and stuck all six routines.
 
Snyder Returns to GymDog Lineups
After missing five meets due to injury, junior Holly Snyder returned to the bars and beam lineups against Florida on Feb. 20. She tallied a season-high 9.900 on bars and recorded a 9.850 on beam in her return. She recorded a 9.925 in back-to-back weeks on beam to open the season, the only beam routines of her career.
 
Aquino Provides Consistency in Vault, Floor Lineups
Sophomore Nyla Aquino has competed on vault and floor in all 11 of Georgia’s meets. She’s tallied 13 scores of 9.900 or better (6 vault, 7 floor). She’s topped her total from last season when she had two on vault and six on floor. Aquino currently ranks 14th nationally on vault (9.900 NQS) and 12th on floor (9.925 NQS) and has two event wins on each event. Aquino set a new career high on floor at Elevate the Stage with an event-winning 9.975.
 
Williams Clicking Early
Despite just arriving on campus in December, freshman CaMarah Williams is already a huge contributor to the GymDog lineup. She’s scored a 9.900 or better in eight of 11 floor routines, and owns season-high scores of 9.950 or better on her three events. The Kansas City native holds 10 event titles to her name this season, winning three titles in two meets. She has the most scores of 9.900 or better on the team with 15.